DLE 2025 C-130J international aeromedical evacuation familiarization training

Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. Normen Buteau, left, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 8th Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Monica Otholt, an emergency medical technician assigned to the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, coordinate in-flight medical operations aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas, over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during the U.S. Air Force’s 2025 Department-Level Exercise series, July 22, 2025. Air Mobility Command is a critical component of the DLE series, validating the U.S. Air Force’s ability to project and sustain the Joint Force, Allies and partners across vast distances in scenarios where air and space superiority, power projection, and global mobility are contested. The DLE series encompasses all branches of the Department of Defense, along with Allies and partners, employing more than 400 Joint and coalition aircraft and more than 12,000 members at more than 50 locations across 3,000 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)